Senior SEO Manager - Hybrid, Data-Driven Growth Leader

Bateman Collective; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Healthcare coverage

Regular company events

Job summary

Bateman Collective, a fast-growing digital marketing agency for real estate investors, seeks an experienced SEO leader. You will train and guide a lean team, optimize Google Business Profiles, and drive on-page and technical SEO improvements across client sites.

Your role focuses on content creation, analytics, and competitive analysis to boost search visibility, site performance, and client outcomes in a hybrid Johannesburg-based setup.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years experience in SEO.
• Minimum of 2+ years leadership experience.
• Web development experience.
• Experience with Wordpress, being able to perform on-site optimizations.
• Well organized & able to operate with very little supervision.
• Experience working in a project management tool to complete projects & keep other team members apprised of progress.
• Proficient in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides or Microsoft Word, Excel & Powerpoint.
• Ability to work independently and meet project deadlines efficiently.
• Excellent written & spoken English - all company communication.

Responsibilities

• Training and leading a small lean team.
• Google Business Profiles: Sets up, optimizes and posts updates to clients’ GBPs.
• On-Page Optimization: Optimize meta descriptions, title tags, header tags, and website content for targeted keywords.
• Technical SEO: Analyze website structure, site speed, and technical issues impacting search engine crawling and indexing, proposing solutions to address technical SEO concerns.
• Content: Produce content suitable for clients websites, including: blog content, FAQs & service pages.
• Analytics Monitoring: Regularly analyze website traffic data using tools like Google Analytics & Search Console to identify trends, measure SEO performance, and optimize accordingly.
• Competitor Analysis: Monitor competitor sites to identify opportunities for improvement and stay ahead of the industry.

Skills

SEO

Leadership

Web Development

WordPress

Content optimization

Project management

English communication

Tools

Google Analytics

Google Search Console

Job description

Bateman Collective, a fast-growing digital marketing agency for real estate investors, seeks an experienced SEO leader. You will train and guide a lean team, optimize Google Business Profiles, and drive on-page and technical SEO improvements across client sites.

Your role focuses on content creation, analytics, and competitive analysis to boost search visibility, site performance, and client outcomes in a hybrid Johannesburg-based setup.